Marcia Nusgart, Dr. Katherine Raspovic (Chair) and Dr. Robert Frykberg at the 2016 American Diabetes Association® Interest Group on Foot Care meeting

Origins

The first meeting of the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders occurring on April 29, 2002 proved to be a watershed event since it was the first time that the wound care community was collectively engaged on issues of commonality. The meeting provided an opportunity for the stakeholders to meet in person, voice concerns about wound care, learn about ongoing policy issues across different segments of the wound care arena and develop an agenda of common issues that all parties could support and work on together.

Since 2002, the Wound Care Stakeholders have held regular meetings in tandem with national wound care meetings and conduct conference calls throughout the year to take action on issues of importance.